Only Online Auction
Geneva, Dec 08, 2022
LOT 524
Bremond
Six-tune music box with bells and drum; various wood species
CHF 1,200 - 2,400
EUR 1,250 - 2,500 / USD 1,300 - 2,600 / HKD 10,000 - 19,900
Wood, crank-lever winding, rectangular-shaped, musical box playing six tunes in sequence or repeat, on a pinned brass cylinder (27.2 cm.) with 100 tuned vibrating teeth (8, 84 and 6), a set of bells with six hammers and a drum:
· “The Fair” from Faust by Charles Gounod
· “Figaro’s aria” from The Barber of Seville byGioachino Rossini
· “Brindisi” from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
· “Excelsior” by Maremod
· “The Silvery Moon” by Baker
· “The Shepherd’s Song” by Jacques Offenbach
Cabinet in partially blackened wood in imitation of ebony veneer, with marquetry of various wood species on the outside.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Brand Bremont, Geneva
Year circa 1880
Movement No. 10 638
Case No. unnumbered
Material various wood species
Dimensions 20.5 x 47.5 x 22.5 cm.
Weight 9.9 kg. (approx.)
Signature on the paper tune sheet
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